Assessment

Effective in-school formative assessment is the day-to-day assessment which is carried out by teaching staff and is key to effective classroom practice. It enables: 

 Teaching staff to identify how children are performing- this information is then used to provide appropriate support or challenge, evaluate teaching and plan future lessons or interventions. 

 Pupils to understand the knowledge gained in lessons and identify areas in which they could improve on. 

 Parents to gain an understanding of their child’s attainment and any next steps that they could support their children with. 

  A range of day-to-day formative assessments will be used including, for example: 

• Questioning 
• Feedback including evidence in books 
• Observations 
• Pupil self-assessments and peer assessments 
• Pupil conferences/ conversations. 

In-school summative assessment 

 Effective in-school summative assessment is done periodically and shows progress and attainment data for children Effective in-school summative assessment enables: 

 Senior Leadership Team to monitor the performance of children, groups and whole school, identify where interventions may be required, and work with teachers to ensure children are supported to make progress. 

 Teachers to evaluate learning at the end of a topic or unit of work. 

 Pupils to understand what knowledge and skills their have gained during a topic or unit of work.  

 Parents to stay informed about the achievement, progress and wider outcomes of their child. 

Nationally standardised summative assessment 

Nationally standardised summative assessment enables: 

 Senior Leadership Team to monitor the performance of children, groups and whole school, identify where interventions may be required, and work with teachers to ensure children are supported to make progress.  To use local and National standardised data to further analyse data. 

 Teachers to understand National expectations and school attainment in the broader National context. 

 Pupils and parents to understand how children are performing in comparison to pupils Nationally. 

 National summative assessments include: 

• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) baseline 
• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profile at the end of the Reception year 
• Phonics screening check in Year 1 
• Multiplication Tables Check in Year 4 
• National Curriculum tests and teacher assessments at the end of Key Stage 2 (Year 6)  

The following summarises the key assessment points:

	Weekly/ ongoing	End of term	End of year
EYFS	Reception Baselines: to be completed over first 4-6 weeks.	On track/not on track judgements made for all areas.	Nursery on track/not on track judgements made for all areas.    Reception to do ELG assessments for the end of the year.
Phonics	Half-termly assessments.		Phonics screening year 1 and resits for year 2   Other classes to do final phonics assessment.
Reading	Fluency checking for KS1    Book band assessment (Benchmark)  Progression steps   Optional half-term tests can be used	NGRT tests (Yr2-6)  On track/not on track judgements	NGRT tests Yr1-6  SATs Year 2 and 6  On track/not on track judgements
Writing	Progression steps   Cold write/ hot write feedback  SPAG mini assessment  Spelling tests	On track/not on track judgements (to include SPAG, handwriting and spelling)	On track / not on track judgements (to include SPAG, handwriting and spelling)
Maths	Fact Fluency for KS1  Online timestable practise (TT Rockstars)  WhiteRose assessment	NTS paper tests (Yr1-6)   Timestables tracking   On track/not on track judgements	NTS paper tests (Yr1-6)  SATs Year 2 and 6  On track/not on track judgements
Wider curriculum	End of unit assessments- On track/not on track judgements		On track/not on track judgements
SEND Assessment tools  Ongoing	General  Toolkits  IDL (English and Maths)  English  Language: Wellcomm  Spelling: Vernon/Hast  Dyslexia (various)  EAL Assessment tools  Black Sheep  EAL toolkits  Autism  Autism progression framework

Reporting to parents 

Parents’ evenings are held twice a year in the Autumn and Spring terms to inform parents about the attainment and progress of their children in all curriculum areas.  An annual report is given out in the summer term followed by an open parents’ evening where parents can attend to discuss the content of the report. 

Updated: September 2023